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From Roommates To Business Partners, Meet Elizabeth Endres & Dale Borchiver Co-Founders Of Sweats & The City
Fitness, Lifestyle, Food, Influencer Emily Steele Fitness, Lifestyle, Food, Influencer Emily Steele

From Roommates To Business Partners, Meet Elizabeth Endres & Dale Borchiver Co-Founders Of Sweats & The City

Elizabeth & Dale are the co-founders of Sweats & The City, ORRO, and most recently, theheard. They launched Sweats & The City when they saw a gap in the market for boutique fitness studio reviews. This has since grown to their own fitness app, ORRO, which hosts hundreds of hand-picked instructors, all for one monthly price of $19, and their self-care and wellness recommendation app, theheard - where you can find the best providers in your city.

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Double Dutch Founders, Raissa & Joyce De Haas
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Double Dutch Founders, Raissa & Joyce De Haas

Raissa de Haas is one half of Double Dutch, an award-winning premium mixology brand she co-founded with her twin, Joyce. First-class, fabulous, and flavoursome, Double Dutch’s thirteen-strong range of refreshing soft drinks is the perfect pair to any event, or sister serve to any spirit. Born in the Netherlands, made in the UK.

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Recipes Whipped Up, Chef Adeena Sussman
Food, Recipe Danica Blaisdell Food, Recipe Danica Blaisdell

Recipes Whipped Up, Chef Adeena Sussman

I have been an enthusiastic eater since day one thanks to my mother who was a wonderful homestyle cook. She worked full time and was always recruiting me and my sister to help her with kitchen tasks. She would call just before she left work and ask us to defrost chicken, separate eggs, preheat the oven or prep vegetables so that her cooking could move a little faster when she got home.

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Mediterranean Orzo Salad Recipe
Food, Recipe Nicole Zintzun Food, Recipe Nicole Zintzun

Mediterranean Orzo Salad Recipe

Mediterranean flavors and crunchy goodness makes for an excellent meal that everyone can enjoy. It’s refreshing, healthy, and 100% plant based. This Italian/Greek dish salad can be served as a main course or paired with an entree.

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Chef, Author & Podcaster, Preeti Mistry
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Chef, Author & Podcaster, Preeti Mistry

What were your early inspirations that set you off on your particular journey? Moving to SF when I was 19 years old I was immediately curious and inspired by all the different heirloom local vegetables and the dining scene. Places like Slanted Door, when they were still in the Mission and Zuni Cafe were inspirations.

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Emma Essence, Founder Of EssenceEats
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Emma Essence, Founder Of EssenceEats

What were your early inspirations that set you off on your particular journey? Growing up with my single mom and three siblings, some regular dishes served in my house were macaroni and cheese with hot dogs, packaged ramen, and spaghetti with Texas Toast. When my mom was working, I would make the meals for my family.

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Self-Taught Baker & Chef, Loria Stern
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Self-Taught Baker & Chef, Loria Stern

What is your culinary background, and what inspired you to start Loria Stern? I am a self-taught baker and chef. However, I did work in a number of different cafes, restaurants, bakeries, and fancy hotels before starting Loria Stern. My business essentially began because I received numerous requests (over Instagram) to bake for others!

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How Jasmine Thomas Shifted Careers, From  The WNBA To Becoming An Entrepreneur
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How Jasmine Thomas Shifted Careers, From The WNBA To Becoming An Entrepreneur

How did your love for basketball begin, and how did you get to where you are today? I started playing basketball when I was 9 years old and fell in love with it right away and fell in love with it about a year later when I started playing more competitively. I loved how the sport challenged me and that it allowed me to travel and make friends.

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Owner Of Premium Whiskey Brand Uncle Nearest, Fawn Weaver
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Owner Of Premium Whiskey Brand Uncle Nearest, Fawn Weaver

How did Uncle Nearest get started, and what does it look like now? It began as a small craft premium whiskey brand with a team of three people crisscrossing this country to introduce it bottle by bottle. We’re now the fastest-growing American whiskey brand in U.S. history, the most-awarded American whiskey (which includes Bourbon, of course) of 2019, 2020 and 2021 to date.

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Founder of Evelyn Chick Projects Inc., Evelyn Chick
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Founder of Evelyn Chick Projects Inc., Evelyn Chick

Success isn’t really about the number of sales you push monthly - I mean that would be great too, but with the growth and potential that we have built up in a short 6 months. We get a lot of large clients by referrals and they are often thrilled with our service and performance. That is also because I try to keep my staff motivated and happy, which in turn translates to the guests.

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Founder Of Partake Cookies, Denise Woodard
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Founder Of Partake Cookies, Denise Woodard

What have you enjoyed most about starting your own company? Knowing that I'm building a company that makes products that I feel good about giving my daughter is very motivational; I enjoy the mission and the purpose that are ultimately bigger than me.

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